JimEIV
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But even the stupid ones have to work under a salary cap...and he's a big ticket. And he has a no trade doesn't he?There's a lot of stupid people in the world.
Some of them are NHL GMs.
But even the stupid ones have to work under a salary cap...and he's a big ticket. And he has a no trade doesn't he?There's a lot of stupid people in the world.
Some of them are NHL GMs.
When I see some of the trades that have come down in this league, I'm apt to believe that anything's possible.But even the stupid ones have to work under a salary cap...and he's a big ticket. And he has a no trade doesn't he?
Where is my GDT, I ruined a friends 300 tonight by beating him 5 games in darts. I need a GDT!
Haha, damn drunk life. No idea why i thought we had a game today.There's no game on Saturday(today). Game is tomorrow at 1 pm against the "Tough Buildings" of San Jose.
I'm not convinced Kinkaid should be the guy going forward, unless you mean in the short term. I'm still skeptical that he can be a (good) starter in the league, but I'm also no longer convinced that Cory is better than him anymore. Not because I think Kinkaid is great, but because I just don't think Cory is good anymore and he doesn't deserve the benefit of the doubt after back to back .90-something seasons. Cory doesn't deserve a very long leash when he gets back or try to shake the rust off, if Kinkaid is playing well.The way it looks right now, and admittedly it's one-sided because we haven't seen Cory play this year so things could change, but as of right now it looks like Kinkaid should be the guy going forward. He's younger, cheaper, better, healthier, and doesn't appear to be declining. But logistically I have no idea how to get out of Cory's deal.
You guys are certainly right that there are a lot of horse**** GMs that make really dumb trades, and we know Shero is a great trading GM. But I don't see an obvious solution.
But then you've got two average-ish goalie locked up for a lot of money. I don't want to sink $10 million into the goaltender position.I'm not convinced Kinkaid should be the guy going forward, unless you mean in the short term. I'm still skeptical that he can be a (good) starter in the league, but I'm also no longer convinced that Cory is better than him anymore. Not because I think Kinkaid is great, but because I just don't think Cory is good anymore and he doesn't deserve the benefit of the doubt after back to back .90-something seasons. Cory doesn't deserve a very long leash when he gets back or try to shake the rust off, if Kinkaid is playing well.
I am starting to believe that if Keith has a good season, some team will sign him to compete for the starter spot next year, much like the Sabres gave Carter Hutton. Perhaps it's our team that keeps him. A new contract won't cost much and if Cory has a third year in a row of below average goaltending, he absolutely can't be the starter going forward.
But then you've got two average-ish goalie locked up for a lot of money. I don't want to sink $10 million into the goaltender position.
The thing is that I don't think Cory is tradeable after the last two years. If he has a threepeat of these poor seasons, he definitely won't be tradeable. He probably needs to have a really good season in order to be tradeable and if he does, maybe we should stick it out with him and hope it's a Pekka Rinne-like resurrection and that we can at least get by with him until the new CBA, which will come 1-2 years before his contract ends. Then we get rid of him via amnesty buyout if he's fallen apart.But then you've got two average-ish goalie locked up for a lot of money. I don't want to sink $10 million into the goaltender position.
I think you have to decide at the end of the year who your goalie will be going forward and get rid of the other guy. It's easier to keep Cory and let Kink walk, but that's probably the wrong decision. Making the right decision would require some maneuvering, which I'm not sure how we could accomplish.
cory’s injury history is a problem but it’s not nearly close to the certainty that he’s finished or has no trade value that it seems is being thrown around here. let’s wait until he comes back and plays pain free for the first time in two years before declaring him backup-level for the rest of his career
Meh. Schneider’s save percentage is .909 over his last 104 games played. At what point do we stop giving him a pass? He’s not elite anymore.cory’s injury history is a problem but it’s not nearly close to the certainty that he’s finished or has no trade value that it seems is being thrown around here. let’s wait until he comes back and plays pain free for the first time in two years before declaring him backup-level for the rest of his career
And that 103 games of .909% tending includes his .950% playoff series last year.Agreed. If anything, I'm very, very hyped to have him back. Cory had an outstanding (albeit short) playoffs last season.
It only took a year and a few months of poor goaltending from Marty for much of this forum to turn on him, and rightfully so. Because he wasn't good anymore. I think it's time to stop giving Cory the benefit of the doubt. If he comes back and this type of play continues, will people still say ''Well, he's only 32. He just came off of surgery! He'll get into it!''. What if he has one more poor year? Will people be saying next summer that it's his first healthy offseason in however long?Meh. Schneider’s save percentage is .909 over his last 104 games played. At what point do we stop giving him a pass? He’s not elite anymore.
And that 103 games of .909% tending includes his .950% playoff series last year.
Meh. Schneider’s save percentage is .909 over his last 104 games played. At what point do we stop giving him a pass? He’s not elite anymore.
How many goaltenders (not including a random backup that fluctuates wildly from year to year) have two consecutive seasons like that and return to being good again? Pekka Rinne is the only one that I can think of in recent memory.marty was 41 years old playing roughly 70 games a year, cory is 32 with 2 real seasons as a full time starter. come on
I agree with you that Howard and Lehtonen were definitely never as good as Cory.i'd argue that howard and lehtonen were never very good.
but that aside, my only point is that it's stupid to judge what a goalie is before you even see him play a game, nevermind assess his trade value or role on this team or any team
I never advocated for trading him, but he can't be our starter with one more poor season. I'd be okay with eating his contract and using him as a backup for the last 3 years, if he does have another poor year.There are only two reasons to trade Schneider, either someone is going to give you a ridiculous return for him in a trade, or Shero is gearing up to spend a ton of cap space on a player not currently in the organization, and by that I mean like a $16 million AAV offer sheet for Matthews.
Otherwise, his cap hit really has no effect on what the Devils need to do roster wise. So might as well see if he can get back to what he was a few years ago.